Bitter cress

...It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. More than 100 species of Cardamine (English name: bitter cress) are known from the temperate zone north of the Old World, and many of them have edible young leaves. C. scutata Thunb. is a perennial plant that is often found on the banks of mountain streams.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…北半球に広く分布する。　タネツケバナ属Cardamine(英名bitter cress)は，旧世界の温帯以北に100種以上が知られ，若葉が食用になるものも多い。　オオバタネツケバナC.scutata Thunb.は山間の谷川のほとりに多い多年草。…

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